Section 42.063 - Reporting of Incidents and Violations(a) In this section, "serious incident" means a suspected or actual incident that threatens or impairs the basic health, safety, or well-being of a child. The term includes: (1) the arrest, abuse, neglect, exploitation, running away, attempted suicide, or death of a child;(2) a critical injury of a child; and(3) an illness of a child that requires hospitalization.(b) A person licensed under this chapter shall report to the commission each serious incident involving a child who receives services from the person, regardless of whether the department is the managing conservator of the child.(b-1) A person licensed or registered under this chapter shall notify in accordance with commission rule a parent or guardian of a child in the care of the person of an incident of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of the child, injury of the child that requires treatment by a medical professional or hospitalization, or illness of the child that requires hospitalization.(b-2) A person licensed or registered under this chapter shall notify in accordance with commission rule a parent or guardian of each child in the care of the person of a violation that constitutes abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a child.(c) An employee of a person described by Subsection (b) shall report suspected abuse or neglect directly to the statewide intake system.(d) An employee or volunteer of a general residential operation, child-placing agency, continuum-of-care residential operation, cottage home operation, or specialized child-care home shall report any serious incident directly to the commission if the incident involves a child under the care of the operation, agency, or home.(e) A foster parent shall report any serious incident directly to the department if the incident involves a child under the care of the parent.(f) The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe:(1) procedures governing reporting required under this section; and(2) the manner in which a report under this section must be provided.(g) The commission shall implement this section using existing appropriations.Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 42.063
Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 588,Sec. 7, eff. 9/1/2019.Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 317,Sec. 66, eff. 9/1/2017.Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 720, Sec. 12, eff. 9/1/2009.Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268, Sec. 1.106, eff. 9/1/2005.